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So here I was wondering whether I picked a good topic for this week’s ATTF, and then Providence throws me this picture (courtesy of Entertainment Weekly):
I thought Natasha should be the one holding the glass in the corner -- just because she had to be there somewhere, please -- but then someone said it was actually Thor, so I theorized that Natasha was off to the right, conspiring with Pepper how they could get Hawkeye to sit like a normal human, or at least take his #$%%^@! boots off the couch.
All in all, we had a pretty good squee fest over the pic itself already, so let’s take this whole thing to the next level – namely the fictional! Monsters, magic, and a place where Clint and Natasha are together (lovers maybe already, maybe even married, or just BFFs eying each other when they think the other isn't looking) -- but also part of the Avengers as a team. And that means they have to relate to the others somehow, and they to the assassins (that little bubble they created around themselves at the Shawarma place can't last forever ...).
When I started out in this fandom, I thought that whole idea of the team living together in the same place was nuts. (Seriously? Adults going back to dorm-style living?) But that was before I realized that (a) it was actually comics canon, and (b) fics about that could be huge amounts of fun. But so can fics where they’re stuck on missions with the team (or individual members).
and I may not have read them all yet.
To start off, here are a couple of my all time faves involving the entire team, discovering things about Clint and Natasha in one, and each other in the second:
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jacedesbff: The team discovers that Clint and Natasha are, in fact, married. (Not rated, but nothing untoward happens)
Culture and Other Balls of Twine, bylithiumdoll: Post-New York – Tony insists on a road trip, and one by one everybody shows up. Fury rolls his eyes. (Rated G)
Five Times Natasha Throws Up On One Of Her Teammates byallthatglistens: The title says it all. A really enjoyable read. (Rated T)
The Exchangeslynn: Clint "borrows" books. Bruce does not respond well. Touching, moving, beautiful -- especially if you love books (Rated T)
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There are of course many more, and I will probably stick some more into the comments as they come to mind.
And don’t forget these essentials:
Things to remember:
1) Always label NSFW (Not Safe For Work) stuff in the title and post under a cut.
2) Fic and artwork needs to have a rating and warnings (or you can say that you’ve chosen not to use warnings).
3) For people with annoying internet connections, say in the title if a comment is graphic/images/gif-heavy and post picspams under a cut.
4) Have a damn good time! (Because if that’s not happening then this post has clearly failed.)
I thought Natasha should be the one holding the glass in the corner -- just because she had to be there somewhere, please -- but then someone said it was actually Thor, so I theorized that Natasha was off to the right, conspiring with Pepper how they could get Hawkeye to sit like a normal human, or at least take his #$%%^@! boots off the couch.
All in all, we had a pretty good squee fest over the pic itself already, so let’s take this whole thing to the next level – namely the fictional! Monsters, magic, and a place where Clint and Natasha are together (lovers maybe already, maybe even married, or just BFFs eying each other when they think the other isn't looking) -- but also part of the Avengers as a team. And that means they have to relate to the others somehow, and they to the assassins (that little bubble they created around themselves at the Shawarma place can't last forever ...).
When I started out in this fandom, I thought that whole idea of the team living together in the same place was nuts. (Seriously? Adults going back to dorm-style living?) But that was before I realized that (a) it was actually comics canon, and (b) fics about that could be huge amounts of fun. But so can fics where they’re stuck on missions with the team (or individual members).
- How does Clint learn to fit in with/talk to a bunch of people whom (in the MCU at least) he first met when he was shooting at them, and next when he was shooting with them?
- How does Natasha cope living with five guys, one more devastatingly gorgeous, anti-social and damaged than the next (Does that toilet seat ever stay down? Does she flee to Pepper or Maria for sanity breaks?)
- Do they feel compelled to keep their relationship a secret, or do they really don’t care where they get caught in ‘recreational activities? (Who figures out first that they’re an item? How does Bruce get Tony to pony up on their bet when he successfully picked the garage as 'the next place' where they'll be discovered in flagrante?)
- How do the other Avengers look at our assassins? Ddo they feel protective of their humanity, especially when one of them gets hurt? Jealous because Clint and Natasha have a partner? Bewildered by their ability to communicate epically on Tony’s latest failings with the mere twitch of an eyebrow?
- And what about that ‘other’ team, namely Coulson’s? Do Clint and Natasha know/have views on/had missions with some of its members?
- How do team dynamics change after the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D.?
To start off, here are a couple of my all time faves involving the entire team, discovering things about Clint and Natasha in one, and each other in the second:
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Assumptions by
jacedesbff: The team discovers that Clint and Natasha are, in fact, married. (Not rated, but nothing untoward happens)Culture and Other Balls of Twine, by
lithiumdoll: Post-New York – Tony insists on a road trip, and one by one everybody shows up. Fury rolls his eyes. (Rated G)Five Times Natasha Throws Up On One Of Her Teammates by
allthatglistens: The title says it all. A really enjoyable read. (Rated T)The Exchange
slynn: Clint "borrows" books. Bruce does not respond well. Touching, moving, beautiful -- especially if you love books (Rated T)_________________________________
There are of course many more, and I will probably stick some more into the comments as they come to mind.
And don’t forget these essentials:
Things to remember:
1) Always label NSFW (Not Safe For Work) stuff in the title and post under a cut.
2) Fic and artwork needs to have a rating and warnings (or you can say that you’ve chosen not to use warnings).
3) For people with annoying internet connections, say in the title if a comment is graphic/images/gif-heavy and post picspams under a cut.
4) Have a damn good time! (Because if that’s not happening then this post has clearly failed.)
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